Nong Pla Lai Raw Water Pipeline Project

Project Name: Nong Pla Lai Raw Water Pipeline Project

Consultant: Asian Engineering Consultants Corp., Ltd.

Country: Thailand

Project Location within Country: Rayong Province, Thailand

Name of Client: Eastern Water Resources Development and Management Public Company Limited

Professional Staff Provided :

No. of Staff: 18

No. of Man-Months: 54.50

Start Date (Month/Year) 09/1995 Completion Date (Month/Year) 05/1996

Approximate Value of Services: US$ 0.53 M.

Name of associated firm(s), if any : Proportion: -

Project Cost : US$ 30 M.  (1 US$ = 40 Baht)

Detailed Narrative Descriptive of Project :

The main components of the project consist of a pump station, head tank, raw water pipeline, cathodic protection, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system and 115 kv. Substation. The water will be pumped from the existing Nong Pla Lai reservoir in Rayong Province and transported via 30 km. of pipeline to Mab Ta Phut Industrial Estate and supplying raw water to water works, and factories along No. 314 highway. The project will be carried out into two stages. The first stage will deliver raw water up to 75 mcm./year.

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Scope of work :

1. Review, update of existing data and information necessary for the feasibility study.

2. Study and prepare preliminary design of the project for the feasibility study.

3. Survey and analysis the most economic route of the raw water pipeline, type and size of pipe, location, size and height of the head tank.

4. Prepare cost estimate and carry out economic and financial analysis of the project.

5. Establish design criteria for the detail design.

6. Prepare detail design drawings and tender document for international tendering.

Detailed Description of Actual Services provided :

Consulting services include collection, review, updated and analysis of existing data and reports regarding meteorology and hydrology as well as water resources development projects in the basin. The demand for domestic use and industrial use was forecasted for the 1st and 2nd stage development up to year 2007 and 2017 respectively. The preliminary design, cost estimate as well as financial and economic analysis of the project were carried out for the feasibility study. The detail of the first stage development and tender document were prepared for international bidding.

Highlight :

The main components of the project consist of a pump station, head tank, raw water pipeline, cathodic protection, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system and 115 kv. Substation. The water will be pumped from the existing Nong Pla Lai reservoir in Rayong Province and transported via 30 km. of pipeline to Mab Ta Phut Industrial Estate and supplying raw water to water works, and factories along No. 314 highway. The project will be carried out into two stages. The first stage will deliver raw water up to 75 mcm./year.